Los Angeles (AFP) – South Korean rookie Ryu Hae-ran fired seven birdies in a seven-under-par 64 to break free atop a log-jammed leaderboard Friday at the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Arkansas.
South Korean Ryu Hae-ran plays a shot on the way to the first-round lead in the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship © Alex Slitz / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
Ryu, 22 and ranked 37th in the world, had a one-stroke lead over nine players, with another seven players two strokes back on 66.
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A five-time winner on the Korean LPGA tour, Ryu said a trip home to South Korea to train had led to improvements in multiple facets of her game, particularly her putting, just in time for this 54-hole event.
I got more confidence in my shot and in the first round I made more birdie chances, she said. Before this tournament my putting was so bad. But I changed my putting and it's better.
After half a dozen morning starters made it into the clubhouse on six-under on the rain-softened course, Ryu leapfrogged over them with a round that included five birdies on the back nine -- four of them in a row from the 14th through the 17th.
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Ryu, the LPGA Q-school medalist, has five top-10 finishes this year, including eighth at the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach -- the finish on the iconic course providing a massive morale boost.
With that experience under her belt, and her recent work behind her, she's hoping she can hang on to challenge for a victory in a tournament that's traditionally a shoot-out.
Before I've had three chances for the win but always I'm very awkward and always I miss the putt and make some bad shot.
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She'll have to keep the birdies coming on at Pinnacle Country Club, where the group on her heels included major winners Lexi Thompson of the United States, Lydia Ko of New Zealand, Yuka Saso of Japan and Hannah Green of Australia.
They were joined by South Korean Jenny Shin, Germany's Olivia Cowan, Malaysia's Kelly Tan, Denmark's Nicole Broch Estrup and American Christina Kim.
Thompson, among the players who made the trip to Arkansas after competing in the Solheim Cup in Spain last week, is seeking her first LPGA win since 2019.
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The American was seven-under through 16 holes but fell back with her only bogey of the day at her penultimate hole, the eighth.In Gee Chun shot a 6-under 66 Saturday to lead a trio of South Korean golfers at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the LPGA Tour's HSBC Women's World Championship. Canadian Brooke Henderson was seventh after a 71, four strokes behind In.
Brooke Henderson of Canada reacts after missing her putt on the 18th green during the third round of the HSBC Women's World Championship, where she currently sits tied for seventh place. (Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
In Gee Chun shot a 6-under 66 Saturday to lead a trio of South Korean golfers at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the LPGA Tour's HSBC Women's World Championship.
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Chun had a 54-hole total of 12-under 204 on the Sentosa Golf Club's Tanjong course. She had a one-stroke lead over Jeongeun Lee6 (65) and No. 1-ranked Jin Young Ko, who shot 69.
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I tried to make good focus on the putting green because I have spasm in my neck, so I didn't try to hit hard, said Chun, who tweaked a muscle in her neck during Thursday's first round and contemplated withdrawing.
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I think it went really well on the putting green, and then I could really bring the greens really well. That's how I made a good score today.
Chun's last win was at the 2018 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in her home country. Her first two career victories were major titles at the 2015 U.S. Women's Open and the 2016 Evian Championship.
Lee6's 65 was Saturday's low round of the day that included a chip-in eagle at No. 13 and six birdies in her first seven holes.Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea signs her autograph after her round during the second round of The Ascendant benefiting Volunteers of America at Old American Golf Club on October 06, 2023 in The Colony, Texas.
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There are few players week in and week out that are as consistent as Republic of Korea native Hyo Joo Kim. But even though Kim has racked up eight top 10s through the first nine months of the season, that feeling of coming close to a victory but failing to break through is beginning to take its toll as Kim is itching to get back inside the winner’s circle.
The five-time Tour winner and major champion is well-positioned to do just that this weekend at The Ascendant benefiting Volunteers of America, where she followed her opening-round 64 with a Friday 68 to remain atop the leaderboard at Old American Golf Club.
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“I was at the top of the leaderboard couple times this season but weekend plays haven’t been as good sometimes, ” Kim said after her round on Friday, hoping to hoist a trophy this weekend. “This week, I’m hoping to focus more on my play and play as well as I did on the first day and today and finish strong.”
Just as we have seen from Kim this week in Texas, getting off to a solid start is not a problem. It’s maintaining that momentum over the final 36 holes that Kim has struggled with this season. In her 16 starts this year, only five of those events ended with a sub-70 final round, and in the U.S. Women’s Open as well as the AIG Women’s Open, where she opened with two under-par scores, Kim closed with over-par rounds of 74.
“It’s good that I’m on top of the leaderboard often but it’s disappointing that I’m not at the top at the end of the week, ” Kim said after her opening round on Thursday. “I really want to stay at the top of the leaderboard after this week’s done.”
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The challenge for Kim this weekend in Texas will be closing with two more solid rounds, and it’s not like she doesn’t have the game. She currently leads the Tour in scoring average and is the frontrunner for the Vare Trophy. She also leads the tour in greens in regulation.
Where Kim is lacking, however, is with her putting. She ranks 33rd on Tour in putting average despite leading in greens in regulation. Kim said after her round on Thursday in Texas, in which she had just 21 putts, that she had been playing it safe with her putting, trying too hard to judge the distance and leaving her birdie opportunities well short of the hole.
“As I was practicing, I thought I figured out something so I really focused on that part, so I think yesterday and today, I was able to maintain a good putting stroke and feel, ” said Kim, who followed her 21 putts on Thursday with 30 putts on Friday. “My putting stroke wasn’t bad yesterday and today so I think I got a lot of good saves. I hope to limit as many mistakes as possible in the remaining rounds as well.”
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Despite the improvement in her short game, Kim wasn’t entirely satisfied with her round on Friday after missing three greens and one fairway. After grabbing a bite to eat for lunch, Kim said she planned to head to the range to put in some practice.
It’s the work ethic of a player who has displayed remarkable consistency all season long, has propelled herself to the top of the Vare Trophy race and is eager to once more get back in the winner’s circle. A place where she has proven she belongs.
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